Paper presented
at
3rd Workshop on TransAlpine Transport, Stresa, Italy; May 2002
International Centre for Co-operative Research
Practical experience of public participation: evidence from methodological
experiments
Abstract
This paper discusses the general principles underlying the real and active
participation of the public in decisions which affect a community. I begin
with a brief consideration of the philosophical and political rationale
for including the public in these decisions. Then I will explain what is
needed in a public participation process in order to ensure that it is
fair, helpful and cost-effective for all people involved. Then I will describe
two examples where we set up some experiments in public participation to
test these principles. Finally I will consider the application of these
outcomes in other circumstances. Thus the paper will discuss the processes
of public participation and deliberation, the potential for decision-making
processes in general and the problems associated with these approaches.
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